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<br />,p~.: <br /> <br />The entire north side of the proposed reservoir would be easily <br />accessible via Colorado 82, a paved highway that roughly parallels the <br />north shore of the existing lakes, The south side of the reservoir is <br />accessible on foot only. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />A resort community is developing along the north shores of the <br />present Twin Lakes. Hillsides are being subdivided, and new cabins are <br />being built. Much of the area still is used as cattle range, The east <br />and west limits of the basin (fig. 4), and part of the south side, are <br />being used as rangeland; the remainder of the south side is relatively <br />steep and is covered by small pine and spruce, characteristic of high <br />altitudes. <br /> <br />AVAILABLE PROJECT DATA <br /> <br />The proposed Twin Lakes Dam, an earthfill structure that is one of <br />several features of the authorized Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, would <br />raise the water-surface elevation of an existing reservoir from the <br />present 9,192 feet to 9,256 feet. Live storage capacity would increase <br />from 54,862 to 260,000 acre-feet. Pertinent project data include: <br /> <br />Total reservoir capacity <br /> <br />260,000 acre-feet <br /> <br />Normal surface area <br /> <br />4,160 acres <br /> <br />He igh t of dam <br /> <br />105 feet <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Under the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, water diverted from the <br />Colorado River drainage and reregulated native eastern-slope water would <br />provide for supplemental irrigation, supply new and supplemental ~uan- <br />titles !'0!' !,!1.1.!'~ cj,pal and industrial use, and enable the generation of <br />hydroelectric power. Other objectives of the proJec" include fluud a~d <br />sediment control, stream-pollution abatement, fish and wildlife conserva- <br />tion, and enhancement of recreational opportunities, <br /> <br />Twin Lakes Reservoir and Canal Co., which operates the existing <br />reservoir, has informally requested 54,000 acre-feet of reservoir storage <br />in addition to replacement of its present capacity. <br /> <br />LAND OWNERSHIP <br /> <br />Records in the Lake County courthouse indicate that the following <br />described lands in T. 11 S., R. 80 W., are owned by the State of Colorado: <br /> <br />NtNW, SENW, and that part of NESE north uf the <br /> <br />,...1..^ -t..... CICIo.... <br />..LCU\.II;. .L~~ ............ <br /> <br />l~ <br />-, ' <br /> <br />That part of NW of sec. 16, north of the lake. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />XI-26 <br />